Brown Wholesale Phoenix was one of nine branch locations distributing electrical supplies, lighting fixtures/equipment and construction materials throughout Arizona, California and Hawaii. The Arizona locations operated under the name of Brown Wholesale while the California and Hawaii operations used the name Excel Electrical Supplies. The company enjoyed 50 years of steady growth becoming a leading distributor of several major electrical brands by January, 1998 when it was acquired by WESCO Distribution, Inc.

Currently, Brown Wholesale in Phoenix and Tucson will continue to operate under the name Brown Wholesale. WESCO is a public company (stock symbol WCC) with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. The second largest electrical wholesale distributor in North America, WESCO has more than 325 branches throughout 48 states and 9 Canadian provinces which sells over 210,000 products from more than 6,000 suppliers and manufacturers.